Steve currently serves as the Creative Consultant for Demolition Music Publishing, LLC., a new player in Nashville with 7 staff writers. Additionally, Steve screens songs for Doug Johnson, the head of A&R at Black River Entertainment, whose roster includes Kelsea Ballerini, Craig Morgan, Jacob Davis, and Abby Anderson, among others.

"I'm always most interested in a great country song. A great song trumps the "right pitch" every time. Often missing for me these days on contemporary country radio is heart and real characters that I can relate to and root for. It's not all about production and groove and phrasing. I think the opportunity for outside writers is to deliver all of that plus real lyrical substancecontent that matters and is delivered in a compelling and entertaining way".